Not only was he displeased, but he might even make a move against him...
Gu Qingyun glanced at his son. Gu Hanyun was tightly gripping his wine cup. Finally, he put down the cup and slapped him across the face:
"Useless thing!"
This slap sent Gu Hanyun reeling. He clutched his face, thinking that after his apologies these past few days, and Lin Xiao's previous statement that he wasn't going to make a big deal out of it, he thought he could get away with it...
Now, it seemed Lin Xiao wasn't making a big deal out of it because he didn't have to deal with this matter personally!
Naturally, someone else would handle it!
Xun'er was happily eating when Gu Qingyun's slap startled her, causing her to immediately burrow into Luo Qinghan's arms.
This slap seemed to awaken the fear within her.
In the past, before Lin Xiao returned, this kind of slap... sometimes landed on her face. Many times, Luo Qinghan would shield her from it...
"Mama!"
Xun'er burst into tears with a "wah."
At this, the temperature in the room instantly dropped several degrees. Lin Xiao, who had seemed amiable and detached from worldly affairs, put down his chopsticks.
He looked at Gu Qingyun: "You scared my daughter."
"My apologies."
Gu Qingyun's face turned pale, and his legs began to tremble.
He was all too aware of the identity of the person before him and what that identity was capable of.
Even if Lin Xiao were to slit his throat in this room, no one would dare to say a word. The Gu family could do nothing.
Even if both he and his son died, the Gu family could do nothing.
He had the right and the capability.
"I've told you twice. If you don't listen when I say eat, then you and your son can get out of here." Lin Xiao gestured, and the private room door opened. The two were thrown out.
The private room door slammed shut. Lin Xiao's demeanor changed as he leaned towards Xun'er: "Shh, baby, don't cry, don't cry."
"Wah!"
Xun'er not only cried but also trembled, weeping as she looked towards where Gu Qingyun had been sitting: "You can't hit Mama, you can't hit Mama!"
Hearing this, Lin Xiao knelt down and approached the mother and daughter.
"I'm sorry..."
Lin Xiao stroked Xun'er's head, then looked up at Luo Qinghan: "It's my fault."
"It has nothing to do with you."
Luo Qinghan hugged Xun'er, gently stroking her: "Good baby, it's okay, it's okay. Daddy is here, and Mama wasn't hit. It's alright."
"Xun'er, be good. With Daddy here, no one can hit Mama," Lin Xiao quickly added. "It was Daddy's fault just now for letting you see something scary."
Only then did Xun'er look up at Lin Xiao and Luo Qinghan, still sobbing: "Really... no one will hit Mama?"
"No, don't worry," Lin Xiao immediately said. At this moment, he took Xun'er from Luo Qinghan's arms: "Didn't I tell you? Your Daddy is the most powerful person in the world! So, no one dares to bully your Mama."
"Mm!"
Xun'er's crying subsided a little. She was still sniffling, but there was no longer an intention to continue wailing. Her attention shifted to her bowl.